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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Omaha, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 12, 1:17 PM CST, 5 hours 58 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 217 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004 .DISCUSSION... BRIEF DISCUSSION THIS AFTERNOON WITH SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE CWA. ATMOSPHERE IS DESTABILIZING RAPIDLY...PARTICULARLY ACROSS SOUTHER SECTIONS OF THE CWA. MSAS SBCAPES OVER NRN KS WERE OVER 4000 J/KG WITH LIS PUSHING -13. A CLUSTER OF STORMS HAVE BROKEN OUT OVER THE CWA AND WAS PUSHING EAST/NORTHEAST. A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM SRN MN INTO SERN NEB AND NRN KS IS THE DIVIDING LINE FOR AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS. WEAK MLCINH AND FAVORABLE LSI VALUES INDICATE NO SIGNIFICANT CAPPING PRESENT TO HAMPER STORM DEVELOPMENT. ALSO... MOIST SOUTHERLY WINDS SOUTH OF THE FRONT HELPING TO ENHANCE CURRENTLY ACTIVE STORMS. SHORT TERM CONCERNS ARE FOR MORE STORMS THIS EVENING. LATEST SPC DAY 1 SHOWS SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA IN THE MODERATE RISK. THE MODELS ARE SHOWING A FEW EMBEDDED SHORT WAVES MOVING THRU THE FLOW OF THE NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS BROAD TROF WHICH SHOULD HELP ENHANCE ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY...ALBEIT MAINLY SOUTH WERE HIGH LEVEL OF INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE REMAIN. THEREFORE WILL COVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS...MAINLY SOUTH OF I-80...HEAVILY WITH POPS AND SMALL POPS ELSEWHERE. FOR SUNDAY...THE UPPER LEVEL TROF AXIS MOVES EAST OF THE AREA...TAKING PCPN CHANCES WITH IT. HOWEVER...WILL KEEP SOME SLGT POPS IN PLACE OVER ERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA FOR ANY EXITING ACTIVITY. IN THE EXTENDED PERIODS...PCPN CHANCES RETURN MONDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE ETA ADVERTISES LOW LEVEL QG- FRONTOGENETIC FORCING OVER THE CWA AS DEEP LAYER OMEGA VALUES INCREASE THRU THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. GOING POP FCST SEEM REASONABLE AT THE MOMENT. FOR TUESDAY AND BEYOND...PCPN CHANCES WILL BE DETERMINED BY LOW LEVEL BOUNDARY LOCATION. CONFIDENT RATHER LOW GIVEN EXTENDED MODEL DIFFERENCES. && .OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...NONE. IA...NONE. && DEE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 800 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004 IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>045- 050>053-065>068-078-131000- ANTELOPE-BOONE-BURT-BUTLER-CASS-CEDAR-COLFAX-CUMING-DODGE-DOUGLAS- HARRISON IA-KNOX-LANCASTER-MADISON-MILLS IA-MONONA IA-MONTGOMERY IA- OTOE-PIERCE-PLATTE-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-SALINE-SARPY-SAUNDERS-SEWARD- SHELBY IA-STANTON-THURSTON-WASHINGTON-WAYNE- 800 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ENDING ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING WITH A CHANCE OF MORE THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY THE CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AND AGAIN THURSDAY. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS BOTH SUNDAY EVENING AND LATE MONDAY. LATER HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKS WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY LATER NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY EVENING. IAZ090-091-NEZ088>093-131000- FREMONT IA-GAGE-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAGE IA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- 800 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA INTO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF IOWA THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE MOVING EAST OF THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT. THE PRIMARY HAZARD FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING WILL BE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF MORE THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. SOME SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN HAZARDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AND AGAIN THURSDAY. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE SUNDAY EVENING AND AGAIN ON MONDAY WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN HAZARDS. LATER HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKS WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY LATER NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY EVENING. FOBERT
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
519 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0517 PM HAIL CRETE 40.63N 96.96W
06/12/2004 1.00 INCH SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
JBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
548 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0519 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 NW SPRAGUE 40.64N 96.76W
06/12/2004 60 MPH LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
0523 PM HAIL WILBER 40.48N 96.96W
06/12/2004 1.25 INCH SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
0523 PM NON-TSTM WND GST WILBER 40.48N 96.96W
06/12/2004 69 MPH SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
0523 PM FLOOD WILBER 40.48N 96.96W
06/12/2004 SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
MAJOR STREET FLOODING
0523 PM HAIL 2 SW PALMYRA 40.69N 96.42W
06/12/2004 0.75 INCH OTOE NE TRAINED SPOTTER
0528 PM HAIL 4 SE CRETE 40.58N 96.90W
06/12/2004 1.00 INCH LANCASTER NE EMERGENCY MNGR
0538 PM HAIL 1 N HICKMAN 40.64N 96.63W
06/12/2004 1.00 INCH LANCASTER NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
0526 PM HAIL 5 ESE CRETE 40.60N 96.87W
06/12/2004 1.25 INCH LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
0526 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 ESE CRETE 40.60N 96.87W
06/12/2004 60 MPH LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
0524 PM HAIL 1 N HALLAM 40.55N 96.79W
06/12/2004 1.00 INCH LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
0525 PM HAIL 3 S SPRAGUE 40.58N 96.75W
06/12/2004 1.75 INCH LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
&&
JBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
604 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0543 PM HAIL 1 W DE WITT 40.40N 96.94W
06/12/2004 1.00 INCH SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
JBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
645 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0550 PM NON-TSTM WND GST FAIRBURY 40.14N 97.18W
06/12/2004 60 MPH JEFFERSON NE FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
POWER POLES AND TREE LIMBS DOWN.
0604 PM HAIL 2 S PLYMOUTH 40.27N 96.99W
06/12/2004 0.88 INCH JEFFERSON NE EMERGENCY MNGR
0618 PM HAIL DOUGLAS 40.59N 96.39W
06/12/2004 1.25 INCH OTOE NE FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0616 PM HAIL 4 N DUNBAR 40.73N 96.03W
06/12/2004 1.00 INCH OTOE NE PUBLIC
0615 PM HAIL 1 N SYRACUSE 40.68N 96.18W
06/12/2004 0.88 INCH OTOE NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
0615 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 N SYRACUSE 40.68N 96.18W
06/12/2004 60 MPH OTOE NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
0618 PM HAIL 1 N SYRACUSE 40.68N 96.18W
06/12/2004 1.00 INCH OTOE NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
0618 PM TSTM WND GST 1 N SYRACUSE 40.68N 96.18W
06/12/2004 65 MPH OTOE NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
0625 PM HAIL BEATRICE 40.27N 96.75W
06/12/2004 0.75 INCH GAGE NE TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
JBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
654 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0409 PM HAIL 1 NW GRETNA 41.15N 96.26W
06/12/2004 0.75 INCH SARPY NE TRAINED SPOTTER
0630 PM TSTM WND GST AVOCA 41.48N 95.34W
06/12/2004 60 MPH POTTAWATTAMIE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
JBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
748 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0640 PM TSTM WND GST 2 W OTOE 40.72N 96.16W
06/12/2004 65 MPH OTOE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN BLOCKING ROAD.
0620 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 W HALLAM 40.54N 96.86W
06/12/2004 LANCASTER NE EMERGENCY MNGR
PORTION OF SOUTH 14TH STREET, 1/2 SOUTH OF PELLA ROAD
FLOODED OUT FROM HIGH WATER.
0654 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 W NEBRASKA CITY 40.68N 95.90W
06/12/2004 OTOE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER OVER ROAD AT INTERSECTION OF 46TH AND G.
0700 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 W SYRACUSE 40.66N 96.22W
06/12/2004 OTOE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER OVER ROAD AT INTERSECTION 34TH AND H ROADS.
&&
JBThe Topeka radar (KTWX), 136 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:14 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated to over 60 mph snapped numerous trees up to 12 inches in diameter in Rulo.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nebraska in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, June 2004
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5405174.